So my school is doing a reading challenge, which I obviously agreed to do, which involves reading a book from (mostly) every genre. Of course, this involves sports. Only I hate sports with a burning passion but have to read one to finish the challenge. So does anyone have a sports book rec that doesn’t feel like a sports book? I mostly read dystopian and fantasy with romance as a subplot. The less is it feels like I’m reading a sports book the better. I know the chance of me finding something I’ll be able to stick with is low but I’ve gotta try.

Hi everyone! I thought it would be cool to share books where the main character is/does [something], to help people (ME!) discover new books Here's a list with a few ideas I would love to see! A book where the main character...

• is a dancer;
• does a very questionable choice;
• is a wonderful friend but a "bad" person;
• is a crocheter;
• is a dragon;
• commits a big mistake and by the end of the book she still couldn't solve it.

Do you update your goal or just crush it and adjust next year? I have the feeling of wanting to adjust it but at the same time I’d be upset if I don’t hit my new goal 😂

do you take notes? do you read slower? do you bust out highlighters and tabs?

when i was young and we’d get pulled out of class to assess our reading, i was well aware of the timer in my teacher’s hand. i could read quickly and fluently, but when it came to the post-reading quiz, i realized i didn’t retain much of anything.

fast forward to current day me, predisposed to the quick dopamine-laden yet numbing nature of social media—i’ve read 30+ books this year, and i doubt my abilities to describe to you what each was about. i can’t really do it with my most recent reads either. (i have suffered from great memory loss, undiagnosed, but i suspect from depression, but i still think i can afford to slow down and soak in the words on a page).

i also think i’m too hard on myself with reading (and anything i do lol) so i involuntarily add pressure to the hobby, and then i get frustrated with myself.

please help 🥲

Okay, I've heard of people collecting libraries left and right for access to various books on Libby, is this free or are people paying for it? I thought you had to live in the county to get free access to the library. I ask this because I live in a small town/some parts rural area and the Libby here doesn't have a lot of access to indie publications/indie authors. Also, I'm about to move to a different state, will my old Libby card disappear as soon as I apply and enter my new county's card in the app?

If you can't tell, I'm pretty new to Libby (I just started it about a year ago after I realized how much I was spending on books 😅). I'm still learning and navigating things, but I figured I'd ask since I've seen IG users constantly talking about all their Libby accounts.